Takiji Yuriko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1979) award
Masao Iwama
いわま まさお
Iwama Masao
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-11-01 （Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1989-11-01 age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Murata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Politician, Tanka poet, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1925-1979
- Affiliations
- Japan Teachers' Union (JTU), Japanese Communist Party
- Memberships
- Japanese Communist Party
- Influenced By
- Kitahara Hakushu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Normal School (now Miyagi University of Education) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Miyagi Normal School (now Miyagi University of Education)
Country:
Japan
Former Miyagi Normal School (now Miyagi University of Education).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Takiji-Yuriko Award | Fusetsu no Naka | — | Takiji-Yuriko Award Committee | 受賞 |
Takiji-Yuriko Award
1979
Work:
Fusetsu no Naka
Organization:
Takiji-Yuriko Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fusetsu no Naka
1979 Tanka collectionA tanka collection addressing postwar society and the pursuit of peace.
PeaceSocietyEducationLaborFamily
Homura
Tanka collectionA collection of tanka poems. Exact publication year unknown.
WarPassionHumanity
Mother and Child
Tanka collectionA tanka collection focusing on the mother-child relationship and family.
FamilyParent-childEveryday life
Bibliography
- Fusetsu no Naka
- Homura
- Mother and Child
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, socially engaged tankaRealist tendencies that confront social realitiesA style reflecting political and pacifist commitments
- Recurring Motifs
- WarPeaceEducationLaborFamily
Legacy
A figure active in both politics and literature, participating in teachers' and labor movements. Served long terms in the House of Councillors and was recognized as a tanka poet, receiving the Takiji-Yuriko Award in 1979. Known for statements on labor, education and peace issues.
Archives
- House of Councillors Proceedings (Diet Records)
- National Diet Library (Japan)
Quotes
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That socialist China, which contains a quarter of the world's population, has become a nuclear-armed country is a major force for world peace. ... In light of this situation, China has advocated a world summit for the prohibition of nuclear weapons.
Source: House of Councillors Budget Committee proceedings (1964-10-30) (1964)
Trivia
- Born and died on the same day (1905-11-01 — 1989-11-01).
- A tanka poet who studied under Kitahara Hakushu.
- Helped found the Japan Teachers' Union (JTU).
- Won the 11th Takiji-Yuriko Award in 1979.
- Joined the Japanese Communist Party in 1949.